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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight segment shines on an artist whose music career started out as being part of a family affair. Three siblings, who in 1959, had a record that went to #1 on both the country and pop charts. As a solo artist, he had records on the country char veja mais ... ts for 14 years, and then he became part of a duet, and went to the top of the charts again! Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” segment goes back to the mid 1940’s with a couple of what were called “war songs”. And speaking of war, our Sunday Funny has military theme. The Email of the Week asks about a song that was written from the point of view of a horse. All of this and lots more including our Doubleshot, and music from the Hanks. Williams, Thompson, Locklin and Snow. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Jun. 18, 2019, 6:45 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, our Spotlight segment shines on a Texas-born music legend. He came from a family of musicians, and was playing fiddle and mandolin before his teens. After high school, he got a barber’s license, but thankfully, he never gave up the music. He and his band veja mais ... eventually became one of the most successful music acts in the world, selling millions of records, starring in movies, and induction into at least three Halls of Fame. We’ll fill in the blanks Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this week was one of the biggest hits of 1955, and the cover did well too, six years later. Our Email of the Week asks about a song within a song, and then was a song all on its own. Confused? Tune in Sunday morning and we’ll explain. It’s also Father’s Day, so we’ll plug in some “Daddy” songs throughout the show. All this and lots more, including the Sunday Funny and the Doubleshot. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning 8-10, on 99.7FM and Kstarcountry.com

Jun. 13, 2019, 6:46 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week our Spotlight falls on an entertainer who was playing guitar when he was nine years old, and he became so good at it that by the time he was 22, he was a much sought-after session musician. A couple of those sessions involved music business heavyweights. veja mais ... His all-around talents eventually blossomed into a career others only dream of. Dozens of hit records, countless awards, his own TV show, starring in a movie, making Grammy history, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Find out more Sunday. Did you know that Freddy Fender’s monster hit “Before The Next Teardrop Falls”, wasn’t an original. It was on the charts eight years earlier by a singer I doubt you’ve ever heard of. Mary’s “Cover Me” feature will fill in the details. Our Email of the Week asks about a country music star, and playboy bunny duet. All this and lots more, including the Sunday Funny. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Jun. 6, 2019, 5:55 p.m. GMT

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Jun. 4, 2019, 8:43 p.m. GMT

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Jun. 3, 2019, 6:22 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this week, our Spotlight Segment shines on yet another country star who had dreams of becoming a major league baseball player. However, in this case, it was a muscular disorder in his hand that affected his grip, so like others, he turned to his second love, countr veja mais ... y music. That lead to a recording contract, and eventually one of the biggest songs of 1967. He also wrote several hits for other artists, and Merle Haggard once said that “this guy’s sound that influenced him and Buck Owens both”! We’ll tell you more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was the biggest hit of 1960. The cover that charted wouldn’t come for another eighteen years! Speaking of cover songs, our Email of the Week asks about an Elvis song, that was done by country music legend the year Elvis died. Plus there’s our Sunday Funny, the Doubleshot, and lots more. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com.

Maio 29, 2019, 7:17 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment features an artist who as a boy, sang on the streets of a small Texas town to earn money, he worked as a DJ, he joined the Marines, and early in his career called himself “Thumper”. He went on to be a country music icon, having mo veja mais ... re songs on the country music charts than any other singer, and a lot of country music entertainers, and fans, call him “the greatest ever”! In fact, Waylon Jennings once said “If we could sound the way we wanted, we’d all sound like this guy”. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song was a #1 country and pop hit in 1955, and I doubt if most of you have ever heard the cover version. You will Sunday. Plus, there’s the Email of the Week, the Doubleshot, and the Sunday Funny which involves suspenders. All this and lots more on the Kstar Country Show, this Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Maio 20, 2019, 4:30 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, the Spotlight Segment shines on an entertainer who started out as local favorite, and ended up being a worldwide sensation. His first big break in the country music business came when one of his songs was played on the radio. A song that was never int veja mais ... ended to be played. It was the B-side of the record. It went from a regional release to being picked up by a major label, then to the top of the charts, and a phenomenal country music career was launched. There was also a movie involved, which was also a big boost to this singer’s career. We’ll tell you more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song takes us back to 1947, and the Email of the Week asks about a George Jones song that sounds like another George Jones song. All this and lots more including, Merle Haggards first top 10 record, the Sunday Funny and the Double Shot. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99,7FM and kstarcountry.com

Maio 14, 2019, 6:02 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday our Spotlight Segment will feature a singer who was once described as a cross between Ernest Tubb and Frank Sinatra. He wrote and recorded a song during WWII, that was not only popular with U.S. servicemen, but also with the enemy. He also wrote a song veja mais ... that was a top 10 hit for three different artists in the same year. That song is considered to be one of the first “cheatin’ songs. He’s in both the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. You’ll find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” song this week was the biggest hit of 1974. Our Email of the Week, asks about a singer who was popular in the Beaumont area in the 1960s, and if you’ve every dozed off in church, you’ll get a kick out of our Sunday Funny. Plus, Sunday is Mother’s Day, so we’ll scatter in some “Mama” songs throughtout the show. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning, 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Maio 8, 2019, 7:39 p.m. GMT

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On the Kstar Country Classics Show this Sunday, our Spotlight Segment shines on an entertainer who taught herself to play several instruments when she was just a child. In high school she was a star basketball player, and her dream was to be a country music star. But, between high school and the Cou veja mais ... ntry Music Hall of Fame there were jobs as a waitress, a receptionist, a barmaid, and in a shoe factory. All the while singing in local bars and dancehalls. And, she got a hair dressers license somewhere along the line. However, a demo recording she had done was heard by the right person, and even though her first record release wasn’t a hit, it was the beginning of fulfilling her dream of stardom. Find out more Sunday. Mary’s “Cover Me” feature deals with the biggest song of 1967, plus there’s the Email of the Week, the Sunday Funny, and lots more including the Doubleshot, and a song inspired by the movie Star Wars. It’s the Kstar Country Classics Show, Sunday morning 8-10, on 99.7FM and kstarcountry.com

Abril 30, 2019, 5:09 p.m. GMT